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overcount

overcount verb: to count more of something than are actually present, or to count one thing disproportionately more than another.

Verb

overcount (third-person singular simple present overcounts, present participle overcounting, simple past and past participle overcounted)

  1. (transitive) To count more of something than are actually present, or to count one thing disproportionately more than another
    • The census overcounted people in some neighborhoods, and undercounted them in others.
  2. (transitive) To outnumber.

Noun

overcount (plural overcounts)

  1. An incorrect count that is too high.

Antonyms of overcount

Forms of overcount

Verb
third-person singular presentovercounts
present participleovercounting
past participleovercounted
pastovercounted
Noun
pluralovercounts

Origin of overcount

From over- + count.

Questions about overcount

What does overcount mean?
Overcount means to count more of something than are actually present, or to count one thing disproportionately more than another.
What part of speech is overcount?
Overcount can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of overcount?
The past tense of overcount is overcounted.

Words near overcount in the dictionary

  1. overcorrects
  2. overcosseted
  3. overcost
  4. overcostly
  5. overcosts
  6. overcount
  7. overcounted
  8. overcounting
  9. overcounts
  10. overcoupled
  11. overcoupling

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